In 2008, Sarah Palin burst onto the nation political stage like a comet.  Yet even now, few Americans know who this remarkable really is.  As chief executive of America's largest state, Sarah Palin had built a resonrd as a reformer who pushed through changes other politicians only talked about: Energy independance.  Ethics reform.  And the biggest private sector energy infrastructure project in U.S. history.  While revitalizing public school funding and ensuring the state met its responsiblities to seniors and Alaska Native populations, Plain also brought Big Oil to heel.

She was a Main Street American woman: a working mom, wife of a blue collar union man, and mother of five children.  But as the presidential campaign unfolded, Palin became a lightning rod for both praise and critisism.  And few knew the real Sarah Palin.

In this egerly anticipated memoir, Palin paints an intimate portrait of growing up in the wilds of Alaska; meeting her lifelong love, her desicion to enter politics; the importance of faith and family; and the unique joys and trails of life as a high-profile working mother.